Not so many years ago in the Feversham Cricket League, what was considered to be the prestigious end-of-season Top Four Play-offs were eagerly anticipated.
Sadly, interest in this season's competition appears to be waning.
Other considerations now hold sway — for example, family pressure, football taking priority over cricket, other matches to fit in, lack of ground availability, indifference.
One cannot help but wonder if this could possibly lead to a proposal to either modify or abandon it altogether at the league's AGM.
If the latter, clubs should seriously consider the consequences.
Would the Supplementary Cup be the next to be jettisoned, followed by the end of the fifty-four-year-old Countess of Feversham Cup?
All this may seem a little far-fetched, but the fact remains that if implemented, it would spell the end of the historic league.
Meanwhile, after a frustrating week of postponements, it is to be hoped there will be enough players for the semi-finals, Glaisdale v Gillamoor and High Farndale v Lockton, to take place this Friday, 14th August.
League Top 10 Batting Performances: 76 Charlie Parker (Glaisdale) and Tom Beeforth (Glaisdale), 74 not out Ben Corner (Slingsby), 72 not out Anton Wessells (Slingsby), 70 not out Dan Hardey (Lockton), 60 not out Charlie Coulson (Lockton), 56 Bobby Wood-Rymer (Gillamoor) and Charlie Parker (Glaisdale), 55 not out Will Fawcett (High Farndale), 54 Sam Page (Slingsby).
League Top 11 Bowling Performances: 5 for 8 Dan Hardey (Lockton), 5 for 14 Tom Beeforth (Glaisdale), 4 for 1 Tom Atkinson (Gillamoor), 4 for 4 Mark Walford (Slingsby), 4 for 6 Harry Parsons (High Farndale), 4 for 7 Kyle Boushall (Glaisdale), 4 for 14 Tom Beeforth (Glaisdale), 4 for 16 Mujeeb Rahman (Slingsby), 3 for 0 Mark Robinson (High Farndale), 3 for 2 Matthew Robinson (High Farndale) and Alfie Blacklock (High Farndale).
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